Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.430 — Liability of Principal and Sureties

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.430

Type: Statute
Source: California Code of Civil Procedure
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 1998-09-28
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) The liability on a bond may be enforced by civil action. Both the principal and the sureties shall be joined as parties to the action.

Citator

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 996.430 — Liability of Principal and Sureties is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) The liability on a bond may be enforced by civil action. Both the principal and the sureties shall be joined as parties to the action.

(b) If the bond was given in an action or proceeding, the action shall be commenced in the court in which the action or proceeding was pending. If the bond was given other than in an action or proceeding, the action shall be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the amount of damage claimed in the action, not the amount of the bond, determines the jurisdictional classification of the case.